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Show Paavo Nurmi Kept His Amateur Status Offers totaling approximately 2 $250,000 to renounce his aina- teur status were made to Paavo f Nurmi, wonderful runner from J Finland, during his visit to the I'nlted States, Frederick Rublen, T sci-rctary-treasurer of the Ania- ' tivir Athletic union, said after Ni mil snllcd for his home. All offers were refused, how- evrr. Kubien said, and Nurmi Is 2 particularly happy over the fact J T that his amateur standing re- X nu ined undamaged. According to 4 I X Rublen, the Miller Brothers' clr- ciis offered Nurmi $00,000 to 1 travel with it for 20 weeks. Nu- merous other ofTers were made, 1 Rublen said. Including several J from breakfast food companies. |